Witi Ihimaera
The Whale Rider

Antigone
This unit plan includes a study guide and answers, a Jeopardy-style game (requires MS-Powerpoint or compatible application), other projects, tests, and an extension activity connecting Antigone with The Whale Rider.

Teaching Whale Rider to the 10-14 age group
The analysis here focuses on the 2002 film version. Many of the observations also apply to the novel.

Whale Rider: A film and gender unit for Stage 5 English
A variety of approaches to the film. Access to this 5-page document requires MS-Word or compatible application.

Whale Rider: A Teacher Resource for Class Cinema Viewing
This resource focuses on the film version and offers lots of suggestions for discussion. This 4-page document requires Adobe Reader or compatible application for access.